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Have you or someone you know ever been the victim of identity theft?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 63% | |
| No | 33% | |
| I don’t know | 3% | |
| Total | 298 | |
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12:00 a.m.
Obama and Romney face off on foreign policy in final debate- 9:38 p.m., October 22, 2012 Updated 10:06 p.m.
- Despite the final presidential debate’s stated focus on foreign affairs, time after time President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney turned the discussion back to the slowly recovering U.S. economy, which polls show is the No. 1 issue for most voters.
6:00 a.m.
Officials upset over reassembly of Varsity House- October 23, 2012
- A pair of city commissioners said they are upset with how Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel is following through on a deal to rebuild the old Varsity House at 11th and Indiana streets. By Chad Lawhorn
2:00 p.m.
Kansas case puts face on ‘total identity theft’ - October 23, 2012
- When Candida L. Gutierrez’s identity was stolen, the thief didn’t limit herself to opening fraudulent credit and bank accounts. She assumed Gutierrez’s persona completely, using it to get a job, a driver’s license, a mortgage and even medical care for the birth of two children. All the while, the crook claimed the real Gutierrez was the one who had stolen her identity. The women’s unusual tug-of-war puts a face on “total identity theft,” a brazen form of the crime in which con artists go beyond financial fraud to assume many other aspects of another person’s life.
4:00 p.m.
Weis shakes up starters, gives Cummings nod at quarterback against Texas- 2:11 p.m., October 23, 2012 Updated 12:13 a.m.
- Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis on Tuesday removed the “or” between the names of his two starting quarterbacks. Red-shirt freshman Michael Cummings will start against Texas this weekend and former starter and fifth-year senior Dayne Crist will back him up.
All stories
- City wants payment over Varsity House reassembly spat
- October 23, 2012
- Lawrence city commissioners are convinced the integrity of the old Varsity House has been ruined by a faulty redevelopment project, and they agreed to begin seeking a “cash payment” from local developer Thomas Fritzel as compensation. By Chad Lawhorn
- KU police: No alcohol involved in Oct. 9 accident on campus
- October 23, 2012
- A 20-year-old Kansas University student was cited for inattentive driving, but there was no alcohol involved in an Oct. 9 campus accident that sent another KU student to the hospital, according to an accident report from KU police. By Shaun Hittle
- Fort Leavenworth to show new virtual training system
- October 23, 2012
- A new virtual training system to prepare soldiers for combat will be demonstrated Thursday at Fort Leavenworth.
- City commissioners split on proposed roundabout at Ninth and New Hampshire
- October 23, 2012
- Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday split on the idea of whether a roundabout should be installed in the intersection of Ninth and New Hampshire streets as part of a project that will add a hotel and an apartment building to the area. By Chad Lawhorn
- Schlingensiepen, Francisco to participate in LJWorld.com chats
- October 23, 2012
- Two candidates in local races will participate in upcoming online chats at LJWorld.com.
- Moore, Hensley tangle over taxes, transportation plan, other issues
- October 23, 2012
- Hensley, Moore race in 19th Senate District heats up in debate over taxes, transportation and jobs. By Scott Rothschild.
- County commissioners to revisit plans for recruiting retirees to area
- October 23, 2012
- In May, a joint city-county task force issued a report that called for creating a new position, either within county government or the city of Lawrence, that would be responsible for coordinating efforts to market the Lawrence-Douglas County community as an attractive place for retirees to live. By Peter Hancock.
- Weis shakes up starters, gives Cummings nod at quarterback against Texas
- 02:11 p.m., October 23, 2012 Updated 12:13 a.m.
- Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis on Tuesday removed the “or” between the names of his two starting quarterbacks. Red-shirt freshman Michael Cummings will start against Texas this weekend and former starter and fifth-year senior Dayne Crist will back him up.
- Comment made during trial four years ago dissected by Kansas Supreme Court
- October 23, 2012
- In 2008, Shanna Friday was convicted in the beating death of Jerry Deshazer. On Tuesday, an attorney appealed Friday’s case to the Kansas Supreme Court, and alleged that a comment made by a Douglas County prosecutor during the trial prejudiced the jury. By Scott Rothschild
- Local produce highlights Lawrence celebration of Farm to School Week
- October 23, 2012
- Lawrence schools are celebrating Farm to School Week with the first districtwide mostly-local school lunch. Seasonality, delivery methods, availability of large quantities and compliance with nutritional guidelines can all make serving local food challenging for schools. By Sara Shepherd.
- Town Talk: Holiday art gallery opening in Downtown Lawrence; the growing drama over the Sixth and SLT intersection; 351-acre sand pit proposal gets mixed review
- October 23, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Malone named chief judge of Kan. Court of Appeals
- October 23, 2012
- Judge Thomas Malone is the new chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.
- GOP, unaffiliated voter registration up in Kansas
- October 23, 2012
- The ranks of Republican and unaffiliated voters are growing in Kansas, while the number of registered Democrats has fallen dramatically since 2008, according to the secretary of state’s office.
- Kansas case puts face on ‘total identity theft’
- October 23, 2012
- When Candida L. Gutierrez’s identity was stolen, the thief didn’t limit herself to opening fraudulent credit and bank accounts. She assumed Gutierrez’s persona completely, using it to get a job, a driver’s license, a mortgage and even medical care for the birth of two children. All the while, the crook claimed the real Gutierrez was the one who had stolen her identity. The women’s unusual tug-of-war puts a face on “total identity theft,” a brazen form of the crime in which con artists go beyond financial fraud to assume many other aspects of another person’s life.
- Officials upset over reassembly of Varsity House
- October 23, 2012
- A pair of city commissioners said they are upset with how Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel is following through on a deal to rebuild the old Varsity House at 11th and Indiana streets. By Chad Lawhorn
- Lawrence sex offender one of 14 Kansas men listed in Boy Scout files
- October 23, 2012
- A convicted Lawrence sex offender was one of 14 Kansas men listed in the recently released “perversion files” kept by the Boy Scouts of America and released Thursday by order of the Oregon Supreme Court.
- Heard on the Hill: Hometown fundraising effort helps KU student who lost legs in accident; students pledge to bring five people along on Election Day; indigenous advocate from Honduras to speak
- October 23, 2012
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Letter: Women’s issue
- October 23, 2012
- Everett Hickam, Lawrence, explains it is in the women’s hands to decide the fate of the nation and that “Women’s right to choose” takes on an additional meaning this presidential election.
- Letter: Informed votes
- October 23, 2012
- The Voter Education Coalition thinks candidates deserve our thanks and our respect for their willingness to serve.
- Editorial: Varsity loss
- October 23, 2012
- A local developer’s history of ignoring city ordinances and agreements should give officials pause as they consider future projects.
- Opinion: McGovern outlived radical image
- October 23, 2012 in print edition on A8
- Shortly after his 1984 landslide defeat to Ronald Reagan, Walter F. Mondale found himself standing alongside George S. McGovern at a luggage carousel on the bottom level of the old Washington National Airport. Mondale posed a plaintive question to McGovern.
- 25 years ago: Local man ordered to undo house renovations
- October 23, 2012
- He had not first applied for the necessary permits for the work.
- 40 years ago: Waste management, Oread parking on next City Commission agenda
- October 23, 2012
- Businesses in that location were seeking restricted parking in order to eliminate all-day parking.
- 100 years ago: Mass Street now boasts longest stretch of paved road in Kansas
- October 23, 2012
- “The business section of Massachusetts street has been paved for about eight years now…. Gradually the pavement grew further south until now the street is paved to the extreme limits.”
- Tune In Tonight: New series glorifies industrialists
- October 23, 2012
- Now in its second week, “The Men Who Built America” (8 p.m.) interrupts the History Channel’s “Pawn”- and “Picker”-filled lineup. “Built” profiles the visionary industrialists who transformed the continent in the decades following the Civil War. Tonight’s subject is Andrew Carnegie.
- First Bell: Communications basics; more pre-bond input sessions
- October 23, 2012
- News and notes about local schools and education.
- Letter: Hope for U.N.
- October 23, 2012
- John A. Bond, Lawrence, expresses concern that celebrating United Nations Day, Oct. 24, will be forgotten as public attention becomes focused upon the November election.
- Horoscopes for Oct. 23
- October 23, 2012
- For Tuesday, Oct. 23: This year you are unusually playful, especially with a close loved one. You will spend many one-on-one moments together. This person could become your best friend if you are attached, and possibly even your sweetie if you are single.
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- Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified June 16, 2013 · 95 comments
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law similar to the one in Kansas June 17, 2013 · 75 comments
- Letter: Energy folly June 15, 2013 · 41 comments
- On the street: Is protesting outside a public official’s house appropriate? June 18, 2013 · 16 comments
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- Editorial: Core standards June 17, 2013
- Regents to consider bonds for new engineering building June 18, 2013
- Free State’s Dieker, Hodison first-team all-league soccer June 4, 2013
- KU football player Chris Martin dismissed from team June 17, 2013
- KU grad student wins national fellowship to help young kids deal with intense stress June 13, 2013
